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Illustration presenting modification at the stage of cutting the cartilages to form the shape of a blade with wedge-shaped hollows at the edges, into which the cartilages will be inserted. Knotted sutures form a “ladder-like” scaffold on the anterior lamina of the sternum, providing support for further muscle reconstruction
